The first meeting of the National Coordinating Body for the Prevention and Combating of Violence against Women was attended by the Minister of Justice and Public Order, Mrs.Stefi Drakou, who highlighted the importance of the work undertaken by the Body, in the presence of the Equality Commissioner and all the services involved in it.
The Minister wished both the President and the members of the Institution every success in their work.
The Government, through the Ministry of Gender Equality, attaches great importance to the issue of preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and to this end has proceeded to establish the Coordinating Body, which will be responsible for the coordination, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and measures to prevent and combat all forms of violence included in the Istanbul Convention.
The President of the Body, Mr. Aristos Tsiartas, then outlined the objectives and the plan of action to be followed. As he stated. Initiatives and important measures have been taken to prevent and raise awareness on issues of violence against women.
Measures have also been taken to protect and support victims of gender-based violence. This is a comprehensive framework that puts gender at the core of its regulatory framework, and the prevention and combating of all forms of gender-based violence, inequality and discrimination against women.
The Coordinating Body will seek to develop all possible cooperation with all relevant governmental and non-governmental agencies, as well as with civil society, in order for the new legislation to be implemented in practice effectively and without delay."
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